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By way of Chicago and New Jersey, but calling Chapel Hill home, It’s Just Vanity draw on the indie rock influence the town has become so famous for, while keeping the basement scene work ethic they grew up with. Read the full story »
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Eyes Set To Kill – Broken Frames Eyes Set To Kill – Broken Frames Deceptively at times down home, dirty jeans metlacoar, swooping in with lady voiced licorice harmonies –Broken Frames is as incongruous in the ears as it seems on your monitor. The two (admittedly tried and true …
Toy Story 3 Toy Story 3 Firstly, there is a format perk that supersedes the resolution of the projection or another self-deprecating trip to the movies with fashionable 3D eye-wear in Pixar’s latest annual; but it is only awarded to those …
United Nations – Never Mind The Bombings, Here’s Your Six Figures United Nations – Never Mind The Bombings, Here’s Your Six Figures When United Nations dropped their self-titled effort a couple of years back, it literally happened right out of the blue. Here was this bombshell, this vitriolic slab of emo-violence that turned out to be much …
Drake – Thank Me Later Drake – Thank Me Later Once upon a time, I found myself arguing with a friend about music.  My points were based largely around the artform; music is art, and you cheapen it if you listen to solely for entertainment. …
HEARWAX EXCLUSIVE: Stream Two Tracks from Journal’s Unlorja! HEARWAX EXCLUSIVE: Stream Two Tracks from Journal’s Unlorja! If you missed it, Journal‘s Unlorja received one of the highest ratings Hearwax has ever given out.  If the review piqued your interest, consider yourself lucky – now you can stream two tech-metal masterpieces right …
STREAM: Junior Battles’ New 7?! STREAM: Junior Battles’ New 7?! Canadian pop punks Junior Battles deserve to be heard, and now you can check out their new 7′ on Hearwax! You can check out the tracks down below (sorry for the lack of continuous play, we are working on it!) Make sure to check out the band on Myspace, and go see them on tour!
Japandroids with Wavves, Happy Hollows, and Grooms at NXNE Japandroids with Wavves, Happy Hollows, and Grooms at NXNE The first time I saw Japandroids was during the summer of 2009. A hot sweaty night found me impatiently waiting for the Vancouver duo at the El Mocambo, a Toronto staple for independent music. Hot …
Machotaildrop Machotaildrop “What does this have to do with skateboarding?” This is the line which stuck out the most to me after leaving the theater from the beyond bizarre experience which is Machotaildrop (2009). The film follows an aspiring …
Journal – Unlorja Journal – Unlorja Where do I begin? Unlorja, so much like the anchoring fable that is its concept, embodies magic – To quickly usher its formal shell out of the way, the recognizable melting pot of technical death …
Loganism: Hearwax 2.0 and the Like Loganism: Hearwax 2.0 and the Like It is odd for me to think that a blog that started as reviewing music with a couple friends, has actually become something with a little web presence, and actual readers.  And yet, here I …